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  Topic93 哈佛,还是剑桥?

  情境导读

  Bryan和Cherry在谈论出国留学的事,Bryan准备去美国留学,而Cherry准备去英国留学,他们都有各自的想法。

  英语情景会话

  (以B代表Bryan,C代表Cherry)

  C: Hi, Bryan! It has been a long time since I saw you last time. What are you up to lately?

  B: I'm applying for graduate study abroad.

  C: Really? Me too. Which country do you want to go?

  B: America I have applied for about 20 universities including Harvard.

  C: How formidable you are! Why do you choose Aa?

  B: I think it's freer in America and it has led the world in higher education. In addition, it is easier to get scholarship. It's very important to me.

  C: It makes sense.

  B: What about you? I heard that you wanna go to Britain.

  C: Yeah. Because I only need to study for one year to graduate. I wanna go to work as soon as possible. Moreover, my uncle lived in London. It's very convenient. And Britain is the place I dreamed about when I was a child.

  B: May your dreams come true, and wish you a fantastic future!

  C: The same to you. Good luck!

  英语笔记

  1.此句中formidable 应重读,读的时候要慢一些长一些。

  2.important 的尾音与to 的首音发音相同,连读为/ɪmˈpɔ:təntə/。

  3./t/与/j/连读后音变为/tʃ/,you 弱化为/jə/,about you发音为/əˈbautʃə/。

  4.May 在这里表示“祝愿”的意思。

  英语语音语调

  节奏——重读慢,非重读快

  英语的句子主要是靠句子的重音来控制的。在朗读或说话时,重读的部分要读得重一些、长一些、慢一些,以达到响亮、清楚的效果以示强调;非重读的部分则要读得轻一够 快一些、短一些。如:

  I wanna go to work as soon as possible.

  How formidable you are!

  这两句中,“wanna”,“you are”都不是重点,为了配合节奏一带而过即可。而“go to work”,“formidable”是句子的重点应该读慢一些。